A freakish ten-for and good old Indian dominance: India v NZ series review

12/09/21 • 93 min

81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

We review the recent two-Test series between India and New Zealand - which India won 1-0.

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Talking Points:

Is India v New Zealand a major rivalry? Or a filler between marquee series?
New Zealand's decision to pick Will Sommerville for both Tests
India's immense depth - winning comfortably despite so many of their first-choice players out
Ajaz Patel's freakish ten-for
Tim Southee's exceptional spells in the subcontinent
Mohammad Siraj's ability to stay in the fifth gear
Is Rahane out of form or in decline?
Kohli's lean trot and his atypical nature of playing spin
Which Indian batsmen played spin the best?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Related:

The boy from Mumbai - Ajaz Patel on his long journey - After The Whistle
Tim Southee and a five-for of rare mastery - Sidharth Monga on Southee in Kanpur - ESPNcricinfo
10 and then gone? What could be Ajaz Patel's Black Caps fate on return home - stuff.co.nz
The Perfect 10 and cameraman Taqi Raza - Devendra Pandey - Indian Express
Ajaz joins Laker and Kumble in all-ten club - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfo
Kandy Test 2002, Murali 9/51 - via @cric_archivist - Twitter

We review the recent two-Test series between India and New Zealand - which India won 1-0.

Click here to support 81allout on Kofi

Talking Points:

Is India v New Zealand a major rivalry? Or a filler between marquee series?
New Zealand's decision to pick Will Sommerville for both Tests
India's immense depth - winning comfortably despite so many of their first-choice players out
Ajaz Patel's freakish ten-for
Tim Southee's exceptional spells in the subcontinent
Mohammad Siraj's ability to stay in the fifth gear
Is Rahane out of form or in decline?
Kohli's lean trot and his atypical nature of playing spin
Which Indian batsmen played spin the best?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Related:

The boy from Mumbai - Ajaz Patel on his long journey - After The Whistle
Tim Southee and a five-for of rare mastery - Sidharth Monga on Southee in Kanpur - ESPNcricinfo
10 and then gone? What could be Ajaz Patel's Black Caps fate on return home - stuff.co.nz
The Perfect 10 and cameraman Taqi Raza - Devendra Pandey - Indian Express
Ajaz joins Laker and Kumble in all-ten club - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfo
Kandy Test 2002, Murali 9/51 - via @cric_archivist - Twitter

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Reviving War Minus the Shooting - a chat with Osman Samiuddin

In the latest episode of the podcast we talk about how and why we set up 81allout Publishing - and the first book we released: Mike Marqusee's War Minus the Shooting. ESPNcricinfo's senior editor Osman Samiuddin joins us to discuss the classic work.

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India (e-copy only); USA (paperback and e-copy); UK (paperback and e-copy); Australia (paperback and e-copy); Other (paperback and e-copy)

Participants: Osman Samiuddin (@osmansamiuddin); Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee); Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Related: 81allout podcast on War Minus the Shooting - Part 1; 81allout podcast on the 1996 World Cup; War Minus the Cliches; Mike Marqusee's website

Other books discussed: The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket; Anyone But England; Pundits From Pakistan; Not Quite Cricket;

Next Episode

K-drama lead up to mouthwatering contest: South Africa v India, series preview

We preview the three-Test series between South Africa and India - a golden chance for the Indian team to win their first Test series there.

Note: Readers in India can now buy Mike Marqusee's classic cricket book War Minus The Shooting at the Atta Galatta bookstore in Bangalore. They are happy to courier copies to those outside Bangalore if you write in at: [email protected] (You can also tweet at their handle: https://twitter.com/AttaGalatta).

Outside India, War Minus the shooting is available as a paperback and e-copy on Amazon.

Talking Points:

Kohli v Ganguly - and the controversy vacuum in Indian cricket
Can a tree stump captain India (and other philosophical questions)
Is this saga the new Chappell-Ganguly? Will it have lasting implications?
Memories of India's past tours to South Africa - Kapil, Amre, Prasad, Sreesanth...
The panelists pick their favourite Indian innings in South Africa
A battle of the bowling - and which batting line-up can resist best?
Shreyas or Vihari or Rahane? Ashwin or no Ashwin?
Can we expect pitches like we saw in 2018?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Correction: Apologies for confusing two Test matches that came under discussion. Sreesanth dismissed Kallis in both the 2006 Johannesburg Test as well as the 2010 Durban Test. Kohli's century on the 2018 tour was in Centurion and not Cape Town. We will be more careful in the future.

Related:

Virat Kohli calling out Sourav Ganguly and the clashing storylines - Sharda Ugra - Hindustan Times
Virat Kohli's biggest gamble yet - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
Was India's hardness forged at the Wanderers? - Telford Vice - Cricbuzz.com
Tendulkar and the totemic number - Mahesh Sethuraman - Medium
India v New Zealand series review - 81allout podcast
Couthtalk with WV Raman - Subash Jayaraman's interview - Couchtalks
VVS Laxman's 32 at Bloemfontein in 2001 - YouTube
Sreesanth 8-99 in Wanderers in 2006 - YouTube